Tanuki in Higashiyama Zoo   2🐺

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SpeciesCarnivoraCanidae
Carnivores

🐺Japanese raccoon dog

Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838

De Japanse wasbeerhond of tanuki (Nyctereutes viverrinus) is een zoogdier uit de familie van de hondachtigen (Canidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1839. De soort werd in 2015 afgesplitst van de wasbeerhond (Nyctereutes procyonoides).

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Also called
Nyctereutes viverrinus, tanuki
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Nyctereutes viverrinus yet.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderCarnivora
  5. ›familyCanidae
  6. ›genusNyctereutes
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Nyctereutes viverrinus (fr), Nyctereutes viverrinus (ca), Nyctereutes viverrinus (de), Nyctereutes viverrinus (es), Nyctereutes viverrinus (gl), Nyctereutes viverrinus (it) … and 17 more languages

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